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Han, Yvonne M.Y.; Chan, Melody M.Y.; Shea, Caroline K.S.; Mo, Flora Y.M.; Yiu, Klaire W.K.; Chung, Raymond C.K.; Cheung, Mei-Chun; Chan, Agnes S. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
This triple-arm, double-blind, randomized clinical trial investigated the effect of multisession prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on social functioning in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A total of 105 individuals (age 14-21 years) diagnosed with ASD were randomized into the active-tDCS, sham-tDCS, and…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Stimulation, Stimuli
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Connell, Diane; Connell, John – Research in Dance Education, 2021
This real-life story can be rationalised as an auto-ethnographic appreciation of the journey of Diane and I. The journey is new to us when it was once known and planned. The path has veered with new challenges realised since the "death sentence" was passed. This longitudinal research, is original and unique, drawing initially upon the…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Diseases, Longitudinal Studies, Brain Hemisphere Functions
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Tarr, Christopher W.; Rineer-Hershey, Ashlea; Larwin, Karen – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Physical exercise has shown the potential to reduce stereotypic behaviors. The current investigation conducted three meta-analyses on the effects of physical exercise on stereotypic behaviors in individuals with autism. Study 1 produced four aggregate score studies (n = 54) that included nine effect sizes ranging from d = -0.85 to 0.31. Study 1…
Descriptors: Exercise, Behavior Problems, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Piantadosi, Patrick T.; Lieberman, Abby G.; Pickens, Charles L.; Bergstrom, Hadley C.; Holmes, Andrew – Learning & Memory, 2019
Cognitive flexibility refers to various processes which enable behaviors to be modified on the basis of a change in the contingencies between stimuli or responses and their associated outcomes. Reversal learning is a form of cognitive flexibility which measures the ability to adjust responding based on a switch in the stimulus--outcome…
Descriptors: Animals, Cognitive Processes, Behavior Modification, Stimuli
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Jean-Richard-dit-Bressel , Philip; McNally, Gavan P. – Learning & Memory, 2016
Aversive outcomes punish behaviors that cause their occurrence. The prefrontal cortex (PFC) has been implicated in punishment learning and behavior, although the exact roles for different PFC regions in instrumental aversive learning and decision-making remain poorly understood. Here, we assessed the role of the orbitofrontal (OFC), rostral…
Descriptors: Human Body, Brain, Lateral Dominance, Brain Hemisphere Functions
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, 2016
Adults need certain capabilities to get and keep a job, provide responsive care for children, manage a household, and contribute productively to the community. When these skills have not developed as they should, or are compromised by the stresses of poverty or other ongoing adversity, our communities pay the price. But where do these capabilities…
Descriptors: Adults, Skill Development, Job Skills, Parenting Skills